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Staff and consultant recommend switching in‑lieu fee method and aligning student‑housing rules with other housing types
Summary
Neighborhood Development Services and consultant 3TP Ventures presented findings and recommendations to revise the ADU manual: move to an affordability‑gap (value‑gap) fee method, add an in‑lieu fee for four‑bedroom units, and consider removing the half‑mile student‑housing buffer to reduce incentives driving development into vulnerable neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Development Services Director Brown and consultant Amanda Kloper of 3TP Ventures presented a study of the ADU (affordable dwelling unit) manual and potential policy updates focused on student housing and in‑lieu fee calculations.
Brown said the manual (adopted with the development code) treats student housing differently: student projects within a half‑mile of campus are defined by rental‑by‑bedroom and historically were required to pay an in‑lieu fee rather than provide on‑site affordable units. Staff and the…
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